SC Reserves Order In Bail Plea Of Former Karnataka Minister and Mining Baron Gali Janardhan Reddy

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved order in the plea seeking bail filed by former Karnataka minister and mining baron, Gali Janardhan Reddy, who has been accused in a multi-million illegal mining case(s).A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan heard the arguments put forth by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi on behalf of Reddy and ASG Madhavi Goradia Divan before proceeding to reserve...

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Next Week On Justice Eswaraiah's Challenge Against AP HC Enquiry Into Alleged 'Phone Call Conspiracy'

Dismissing an interlocutory application filed seeking to re-open arguments in the petition of former Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justce V Eswaraiah, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it will pronounce judgment in the case next week, on April 12.The former High Court judge has filed the petition in the Supreme Court against an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court directing for...

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Decides To Suspend Physical Hearing In All Courts Till April 18

Keeping in view the sudden surge in COVID-19 infection cases in the Country in general and in UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in particular, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Monday (05th April) decided to 'keep in abeyance' its plan to resume physical hearing of cases till April 18. Physical hearing stands suspended in J&K High Court as well as in the District...

"Section 3(2)(V) of SC/ST Act Will Not Attract Automatically": Supreme Court Considers Modifying Life Sentence Of Rape Convict

"Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act will not be attracted automatically because the victim belongs to such and such category. You have to establish that the ingredients of 3(2)(v) are made out", reiterated the Supreme Court on Monday.Section 3(2)(v) provides that whoever, not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, commits any offence under the IPC punishable with imprisonment...

Amid COVID Surge, Bombay High Court Returns To Virtual Hearing In Part

Given the surge in Covid – 19 cases in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court at its principal seat in Mumbai will hear criminal matters physically, while civil matters will be taken up through video conferencing, it was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, on Monday. It was further decided that the CJ's court will function in a hybrid format, and hear matters,...

Inform Steps Taken To Improve Parks In Bengaluru, Karnataka High Court Directs BBMP

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file an affidavit stating immediate steps which it will be taking for improvement of conditions of parks in the city of Bengaluru. As per the list submitted to the court which is available on the website of BBMP, there are 1010 parks within its jurisdiction. Under the column "present condition'...

If CAT Took Little Precaution To Decide Main Case Rather Than Miscellaneous Applications Time & Again, Entire Controversy Would Come To Rest: J&K High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently disapproved the practice of prolonging litigation by focusing on miscellaneous applications filed by parties, instead of deciding the main issue. "The entire controversy would have come to at rest, if the Tribunal would have taken a little precaution to decide the main case rather than dealing with the miscellaneous applications time and...

"Spending On Propaganda Through Ad Expenses, Not Paying MCD Salaries - Is This Not Criminal?" Delhi High Court To Delhi Govt

A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court lashed out at the Delhi government today while hearing a case against non-payment of salaries and pensions to employees and pensioners of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi. The bench said to the counsel for the Delhi Government, "We don't live in ivory towers. There are full page ads everyday in newspapers...

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Suraz Trust MD For His Failure To Appear Before It Citing Covid Vaccination

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice of contempt to Rajiv Daiya, MD of NGO Suraz India Trust whilst strongly deprecating his conduct and noting the non-compliance of an Order which directed him to submit Rs. 25 lakhs costs over allegations levelled against Judges.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta noted in their Order that they strongly deprecated the conduct...

"This Is Forum Shopping, Parties Not Entitled To Hop From Judge To Judge": Bombay HC Judge Justice GS Patel Rejects Plea For His Recusal

Justice GS Patel of the Bombay High Court recently rejected an application seeking his recusal from hearing a case and transfer to some other Court after the party, Respondent in the pending matter, cited the reason of not having faith in him. While rejecting the said application, Justice GS Patel opined thus: "The application for recusal is rejected outright. This is nothing but...

Augusta Westland Money Laundering Case: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Accused Businessman Anoop Kumar Gupta

A Delhi Court on Monday granted bail to businessman Anoop Kumar Gupta, an accused in the Augusta Westland money laundering case. Gupta was arrested by Enforcement Directorate on 29th January this year. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar granted bail to Gupta subject to his furnishing of personal bond of Rs. 5 lacs with two sureties of like amount.Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa along with...

Ramesh Jarkiholi CD Scandal : Karnataka High Court Seeks Report From SIT On Investigation So Far

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the alleged sex CD case involving former State minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, to submit in a sealed envelope a report on the investigation so far carried out by it. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj while issuing notice to the...